Kao Corporation (TYO:4452)
Japan flag Japan · Delayed Price · Currency is JPY
6,524.00
-81.00 (-1.23%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026

Kao Corporation Ratios and Metrics

Millions JPY. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Feb '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
2,950,9192,831,9602,967,1362,696,2052,442,6862,852,283
Market Cap Growth
4.46%-4.56%10.05%10.38%-14.36%-25.59%
Enterprise Value
2,901,4022,811,9842,944,6032,709,8442,486,8322,835,374
Last Close Price
6524.006261.006235.295532.044878.735438.65
PE Ratio
25.0623.5827.5361.4628.3926.02
Forward PE
21.8921.5525.8630.0321.9521.72
PS Ratio
1.751.681.821.761.582.01
PB Ratio
2.702.592.702.662.452.90
P/TBV Ratio
3.923.763.923.953.393.91
P/FCF Ratio
21.3120.4520.5818.1837.3624.68
P/OCF Ratio
14.7814.1814.7213.3218.6616.25
PEG Ratio
2.462.420.882.423.283.68
EV/Sales Ratio
1.721.671.811.771.602.00
EV/EBITDA Ratio
11.4511.2512.6114.2812.2211.81
EV/EBIT Ratio
17.3217.1420.3127.0421.8718.56
EV/FCF Ratio
20.9520.3120.4218.2738.0324.53
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.220.220.220.260.260.27
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.970.971.051.381.291.12
Debt / FCF Ratio
1.761.761.701.764.022.33
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
-0.07-0.07-0.10-0.030.00-0.07
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
-0.32-0.32-0.48-0.16-0.03-0.28
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
-0.58-0.58-0.78-0.21-0.08-0.58
Asset Turnover
0.900.900.900.880.900.84
Inventory Turnover
3.603.603.683.593.963.97
Quick Ratio
1.111.111.181.141.031.32
Current Ratio
1.751.751.791.781.661.92
Return on Equity (ROE)
11.00%11.00%10.46%4.60%8.87%11.59%
Return on Assets (ROA)
5.48%5.48%4.98%3.58%4.14%5.67%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
11.51%11.64%10.77%7.35%9.04%12.78%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
12.10%12.10%10.70%7.70%9.20%11.90%
Earnings Yield
4.07%4.24%3.63%1.63%3.52%3.84%
FCF Yield
4.69%4.89%4.86%5.50%2.68%4.05%
Dividend Yield
2.36%2.46%2.44%2.71%3.03%2.65%
Payout Ratio
59.25%59.25%65.18%158.06%80.12%61.90%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.71%0.71%0.05%0.98%1.27%1.14%
Total Shareholder Return
3.07%3.17%2.49%3.69%4.30%3.79%
Updated Dec 31, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.